c. 1400, "keep from view or use," from shut (v.) + up (adv.). Meaning "cause to stop talking" is from 1814; intransitive meaning "cease from speaking" is from 1840.
The children shut up when their father approached
shul
shun
shunt
shush
shut
shut up
shutdown
shute
shut-eye
shut-in
shutout
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